Re: Update; J. C. Raulston
- Subject: Re: Update; J. C. Raulston
- From: W* B* <b*@math.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 11:17:01 -0800 (PST)
J.C.Raulston's legacy will be that he was the first to help small
nurseries everywhere in the country become known amd appreciated. He
published guides to mail-order nurseries everywhere, and directories of
others in every area. This was the first nation-wide network I know of.
Elly Bade
On Mon, 23 Dec 1996, Bobby Wilder wrote:
> My first posting was based on sketchy information. Herein is a quote from
> The News & Observer, Monday, December 23, 1996, page 1
> "Dr. James Chester "J.C." Raulston, the horticultural pioneer who
> transformed the N. C. State University Arboretum into one of the most
> admired eight-acre areas in the nation, died late Saturday in a car wreck
> near Ramseur in Randolph County. He was 56.
> Raulston died at 11:30 p.m. four miles east of Ramseur when his car,
> heading east on U.S. 64, crossed into a lane of oncoming traffic and hit
> another car head-on. Police say alcohol was not a factor.
> Jonathan Daniel Bass, 17, of Oakley Church Road in Bear Creek also died in
> the accident..."
>
> Bobby G. Wilder
> Raleigh NC USA
> "Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina, In the Morning."
>
>
